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Amendment regarding the distribution of auction messages is approved

On July 31st, the SEC approved the Chicago Board Options Exchange's proposed amendment of several rules governing its auction mechanisms to, among other things, permit it to broaden the class of persons that may respond to auction messages as well as specifically allow such participants to rebroadcast auction messages in options classes that have been opened to such responders. SEC Release No. 34-67547.